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The site was identified as important in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Long-tailed Wood-partridge Dendrortyx macroura	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus	LC	resident	1995	common	A3
White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis	LC	resident	1995	uncommon	A3
Flammulated Owl Psiloscops flammeolus	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Whiskered Screech-owl Megascops trichopsis	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Barred Owl Strix varia	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Strickland's Woodpecker Leuconotopicus stricklandi	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Grey-barred Wren Campylorhynchus megalopterus	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Russet Nightingale-thrush Catharus occidentalis	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus	LC	resident	1995	common	A3
Collared Towhee Pipilo ocai	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Rufous-capped Brushfinch Atlapetes pileatus	LC	resident	1995	uncommon	A3
Striped Sparrow Oriturus superciliosus	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Black-backed Oriole Icterus abeillei	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons	LC	resident	1995	present	A3
Red Warbler Cardellina rubra	LC	resident	1995	common	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2022) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Savanna	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1938	La Montaña Malinche o Matlalcuéyatl	Parque Nacional	92

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Tropical coniferous	29
Introduced vegetation		3
Savanna		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	66
urban/industrial/transport	1

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal, comunal y privada.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: La Malinche (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/la-malinche-iba-mexico on 22/11/2024.